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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chita and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Chita:
- 30.936613, -95.208459
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Chita
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Trinity County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
- Since Chita is near San Jacinto County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Jacinto County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Chita
Communities Also Named Chita ...
We found one communities that are also named Chita.
Within Texas, the name Chita is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Chita in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Chita [Attala County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chita ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Friday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mill Town is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Point Blank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Branch is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Tobacco Patch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tobacco Patch is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Patch
- Trinity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waterwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waterwood is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwood
- Woodlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Chita to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chita to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Chita and extending to:
- Groveton, which is the Seat of Trinity County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chita to Groveton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,744 miles [12,462.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,620 miles [9,044.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chita) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Chita to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9366, Longitude: -95.2085 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.653 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.739 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.17 degrees. |
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